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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Yup. I was self employed last year and had healthcare through the website as decreed by our supreme leader. Prices were more than double what they were prior to Obamacare when I had considered self employment and quoted insurance. At renewal time, they were slated to go up by another 30%. Fortunately I ended up working for someone else to avoid having to be personally raped. What an effing racket.
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This was pretty much my experience. I had health insurance a few years ago, but it was dropped because evidently, it wasn't sufficient. Every time I log onto that government site and get a rate, the premiums are ridiculous. I did some digging around and found that 30% annual rate hikes are the norm. No way in hell I'm going to contribute to that mess, and fund other people's free insurance. I'll just pay the penalty each year ($1,500) and self-insure.